League Play-Off

Alguazas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armando Cayuela took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Lekumberri Nieto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Cayuela in the 3rd minute of play forced Pineda De Mar's goalkeeper Rubén Hidalgo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes, Oxel Calvo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pineda De Mar and the Alguazas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 9th match minute, Pineda De Mar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oxel Calvo to maneuver through the defense. Armando Cayuela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rubén Hidalgo having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Oxel Calvo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 18 minutes into the game, Gaitano Lastras cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tomás Serena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Bittor Aguilo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bahiano Diaz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Rubén Hidalgo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Pineda De Mar's Bittor Aguilo got a free kick in the 31st minute. Armando Cayuela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rubén Hidalgo having to interfere. Lekumberri Nieto hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Armando Cayuela dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rubén Hidalgo, 1-1. Tomás Serena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oxel Calvo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Tabb Maroto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alguazas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Oxel Calvo made the kick off in the second half. Lekumberri Nieto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Tomás Serena made a huge save. Rubén Hidalgo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Cayuela in the 54th minute of the match. Rubén Hidalgo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bahiano Diaz in the 58th minute of play. Tabb Maroto hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 66 minutes in the game, Gaitano Lastras dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chus Nadal during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pineda De Mar's Oxel Calvo got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaitano Lastras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Serena having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Armando Cayuela got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rubén Hidalgo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bahiano Diaz's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Oxel Calvo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomás Serena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Alguazas FC had won after a very even match.